Alien Stage - Blink Gone | F I N A L (Piano)

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When I first heard this song I was pretty intimidated by it because I had no idea how to even begin arranging it 💀 Funny enough, half-way through I ended up really enjoying the process and now it's probably one of my favorite arrangements I've done so far.

I've been aware of Alien Stage since My Clematis came out because YT would push it into my feed. However it wasn't until Till's 2nd round that I properly checked the series out //Till's my fav. You can guess how I feel after the final round though LOL

Notes about the arrangement:

▪ The beginning part sounded too bland on piano for my liking so I added some extra notes in the left hand for more rhythm. Was honestly debating if I should just go all soft and pianissimo on it for a more melodic sound but then it would change the original tone. Idk if going for a closer sound to the original was better or not though, did my best here.

▪ The arrangement relies heavily on what I call "rhythmic octaves" where you hit an octave then the 2 notes in it one after another. You can see it in places such as 0:12, 0:51 or 2:19. I think I've only used it once a bit in the interlude of my CURE arrangement. Since this song is carried a lot by the steady beats, using this technique felt appropriate.

▪ For the second half, I shifted to a softer tone (1:24) and added a different left hand pattern compared to the same melody in the first part (1:33) to add more variety so it doesn't sound too repetitive. I think it made the overall flow more interesting and less boring.

▪ Also added this one fun thing where you play 2 notes with both thumbs like at 0:11. Finally got a chance to use it in a cover lol

That's it for now, see you next video!
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Sheet Music: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...